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HQ USSF STARCOM Civilian Jobs • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Role & seniority: Delta 12 Chief of Test Safety (senior government/leadership role) overseeing test safety review and policy across Space Delta 12.
Stack/tools: test safety engineering for ground and orbital space systems; safety review program governance; ESOH risk management; policy development; data analysis/evaluation; modeling and simulation; coordination with Air Force, Space Force, DoD and other agencies; handling of sensitive/classified information.
Lead Delta 12’s test safety review program, formulate policy, and oversee ~100 project safety reviews per year to mitigate ESOH risks.
Serve as the authority on test safety plan composition and safety review board processes; ensure independent government review of safety planning.
Manage the test safety engineering workforce and provide technical safety expertise across technical meetings, program planning, and risk management training.
Expert knowledge of test safety for ground-based and orbital space systems; cross-disciplinary engineering and ESOH risk evaluation.
Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate across multiple engineering disciplines and government agencies; research, interpret, and apply complex regulations.
Strong risk management, data analysis, and governance capabilities; familiarity with safety packages, modeling/simulation, and regulatory frameworks.
U. S. Citizenship; ability to obtain/maintain a Top-Secret/SCI clearance.
Subject to drug testing.
Must meet DAWIA requirements.
An accredited Engineering degree or equivalent combination of education/experience. Here is the full description of the position. Click "Next" below if this is the position desired.
Mission: Space Delta 12 leads the integrated test and evaluation of USSF capabilities in order to rapidly field combat-credible weapon systems and tactics.
Purpose of position: To serve as the Delta 12 Chief of Test Safety, establishes policy and maintains the integrity of Delta 12's test safety review process to ensure independent government review of safety planning to eliminate, reduce, and mitigate risks during test project execution.
Leads Delta 12's test safety review program process. Formulates Delta test safety policy and direction, overseeing 100 project safety reviews annually ensuring test safety plans have identified and mitigated all Environment, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) risks.
Serves as the authority on test safety plan composition and safety review board processes and execution.
Manages the test safety engineering workforce in concert with Delta
organizations to ensure an adequate number of trained and effective test safety engineers can support the Delta's test workload.
Provides technical safety expertise for space test and systems during technical interchange meetings, briefings, conferences, and seminars related to policy development, test integration, program planning, advanced technologies, and support system concepts.
Serves as Delta 12 Risk Management Advisor/Instructor.
Expert knowledge of advanced concepts, principles, and techniques across multiple interrelated and integrated technical and test engineering disciplines.
Expert knowledge of test safety evaluation involving ground-based and orbital space systems.
Expert knowledge of DOD and USSF test conduct, coordination and supervision, data analysis/evaluation and applicable test truth sources, modeling and simulation, safety package preparation, and administrative aspects of
space test programs.
Strong ability to plan and organize work, coordinate between various electronic/aerospace/mechanical engineering and test disciplines, and coordinate with other Air Force, Space Force, DoD, and other domestic and foreign government and civil agencies.
Strong ability to research, analyze, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, and procedures to a variety of situations and to recommend timely and economical solutions.
U.S. citizenship
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret w/SCI clearance.
Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program. Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions present a clear threat to the mission of the Air Force, national security, and public safety. It is required that you (a) refrain from the use of illegal drugs and (b) if requested, submit to urinalysis testing.
May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; {d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of
fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
OR
Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.
Must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
PCS Funding/Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Yes, PCS funds may be paid
Telework: YA002: Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”
For your application to be considered, please provide a resume limited to two pages.